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Titled "California Party," it's an image of a watercolor by artist Roger Folk (used with his permission). It and twenty wonderful others of his, all scenes of nature, can be ordered by emailing Roger Folk at RAFolkArt@aol.com. They are 3 in. x 18 in., free of the low resolution of the above image, and priced at $17.50 + $4 shipping.

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The Saunterer. That's me, H. Charles Romesburg, Professor in the Department of Environment and Society, Utah State University. As part of my research I saunter through the writings of especially creative people, keeping an eye open for insightful ideas on subjects that are joined with great goodness and creativity. I will in this blog present ideas from the writings of more than three hundred of these creators: painters, scientists, mathematicians, entrepreneurs, writers, poets, naturalists, actors, rock climbers and more. Among the subjects that will be covered: How workers in most every vocation and avocation can work as artists do, creating use, beauty, or both, of rare note. How regularly experiencing wild nature makes us better creators. How it is that the more all forms of life come to be revered, the more creative society will be. For some of the other subjects that will be covered, click on cnr.usu.edu/romesburg

March 21, 2012

Max Eastman on how a little difference can make a big difference

Charles Dana Gibson is the original discoverer of the psycho-physical law that an anatomically impossible amount of space between the eye and the eyebrow of the female produces a romantic reaction in the male.

To see the physical stimulus in Charles Dana Gibson’s drawings, click here.

(Quoted from page 42 of Journalism Versus Art, by Max Eastman. Alfred A. Knopf, 1916.) For a brief biography of Max Eastman, click here. For images of or relating to Max Eastman, click here. For a short written biography of Charles Dana Gibson, click here. For a five-minute video biography of Charles Dana Gibson, click here.

H Charles Romesburg: Best Research PracticesThe Saunterer’s new book (2009), Best Research Practices explains how to plan and carry out reliable experiments, how to conceive and circumstantially support research hypotheses, how to test research hypotheses with the hypothetico-deductive method, how to discover cause and effect, and more. It’s based on his examination of 5,000 top scientific articles, studying the methods used to produce reliable knowledge. Preview it on-line by going to the following link:
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